English
ribotype
From ribosome + -type, on analogy with genotype, phenotype, etc.
Formed from type
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’
Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’
Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’
Latin typus
Middle English type ‘symbol’
English type
Today it means
noun The RNA complement of a biological entity
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “ribotype”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / ribotype